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Reuben Macias

ASL1 · ASL10A · ASLA10 · AMERISIGN · 22 lifetime ratings

AI rating
91/100
RMP rating
4.6/5
Take again
100%
Difficulty
2.2

The decision

if you will attend, participate, and practice signs outside class.

Best fit · Beginner FriendlyImmersive ASLInspirationalFunny storiesParticipation requiredDeaf culture focus
  • Students call him funny, caring, and life-changing for ASL and Deaf Studies paths.
  • no spoken English, heavy note-taking, and participation.
  • , but attendance and practice outside class matter.

Key questions

Four answers before you build your schedule.

Is this an easy A?

FairEffort

70/100

An A is doable with participation, notes, and practice; and strict spelling mean effort still matters.

; no online reviews.

Is the course easy?

Beginner

65/100

and stories, but learning a new language still challenges many students.

; no online reviews.

Is attendance flexible?

Mandatory

20/100

and skip-class tags say you will not pass without showing up.

; no online reviews.

Is this professor recommended?

MustTake

95/100

Nearly all reviews urge taking him and many credit him with major or career inspiration.

; no online reviews.

Course guide

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Grading

Fair

58/100

and he curves when class struggles; and automatic wrong for misspellings.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Workload

Light

72/100

, and practice; focus is in-class notes and participation.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Teaching experience

Excellent

92/100

Students praise humor, immersion, personal stories, and support for absolute beginners in ASL.

Format shift

; no online reviews.

Assessment method

Balanced

50/100

Notes-based tests, quizzes, participation, papers, and a community event project; .

Format shift

; no online reviews.

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Course format

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Classroom format

In person

22 reviews

High confidence · Best fit for Beginner Friendly

In-person ASL students overwhelmingly love his humor, immersion, and and impatience moments.

Main concern

Attendance and participation are essential; occasional strict spelling or toughness and rare bias claims.

What students said

“He IS the reason for expanding my education not just in Speech and Language Pathology, but in ASL.”
ASL1
“This was the . Professor Macias is great!”
ASL10A
“barely any hw (workbook). Keep practicing, at least 1 or 2 days outside of class.”
ASL1

Remote format

Online

0 reviews

Low confidence

No stored summary is available for this format.

Main concern

No main concern is stored for this format.

Exam style

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Tests mainly track class notes and signs; quizzes are simple if you pay attention, with some strict accuracy rules.

Notes-based testsSimple quizzesParticipation focusedStrict spelling

Assessment risk

Standard

65/100

Low score means less forgiving assessment conditions.

In person

book; quizzes are simple if you track signs carefully.

Notes-based testsSimple quizzesStrict spelling
“ , not the book's lessons.”
ASL1
“His quizzez are very simple you just have to really pay attention to the signs”
ASL10A
“if you misspell the work is an automatic wrong.”
ASL10A

Online

Student evidence

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Top student voice

“He is the reason i am now majoring in Deaf Studies, and he just has the , and heart in all of PCC.”

Voice snapshots generated from 22 in-person ASL reviews spanning 2006-2023, highlighting immersion, inspiration, and participation. Credibility rating: High.

🎯 Teaching Quality

92/100

“he makes ASL easy, fun and.. cool :)... he really a good teacher.”

👍 Recommendation

95/100

“ . MACIAS!!”

❤️ Inspiration

90/100

“he has inspired me to switch majors to deaf studies.”

📝 Effort Needed

70/100

“Write down everything. Great professor.”

Theme 1

👨‍🏫 About Teaching Style

  • he would teach his class by telling his personal story
  • forces you to use sign with him
  • He's funny and really nice

Theme 2

📈 About Difficulty & Grades

  • barely any hw (workbook)
  • Gets tougher/a bit faster, but if class doesn't do well

Theme 3

❤️ About Character

  • the sweetest man ever
  • grandfatherly type

Data context

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Analysis sample

22

Recent reviews read by the AI

22

Lifetime ratings

82/100

Evidence confidence

22 reviews from 2006-2023 with strong consensus on humor, immersion, and recommendation despite sparse modern grades.

Inside 22 stored ratings

Quality ratings

5 out of 517
4 out of 54
3 out of 51
2 out of 50
1 out of 50

Course coverage

ASL10A16 reviews
ASL14 reviews
AMERISIGN1 review
ASLA101 review

Reported outcomes

B range results lead the reported letter grades.

5 reported outcomes

A range

2

A 2

B range

3

B 3

C range

0

No reported values

D range

0

No reported values

F

0

No reported values

No letter grade reported

0

No reported values